It will stop when you start paying the broadband companies enough money for them to be able to offer the service you want. Remember, they have to pay for bandwidth, too, in addition to staff, electricity, and numerous other expenses. Since the whole point of a business is to be profitable, they must first fix prices to cover operating expenses, then raise them slightly to create a profit.
Really, it's not that bad. Pay $AU80/month? Expect $AU80/month worth of service, speed, and included downloads. Pay $300/month like me? It's faster, I can have a technical support person in at my premesis trouble shooting the problem within an hour, there are no restrictions on the services I use or run, and I can download as much as I want (so long as I pay for it). It makes sense to me - you can't expect something for nothing.
There has been a push recently for everyone to turn their electrical devices off when the temerature reaches 35 degrees C (slightly under 100F) to conserve electricity. Our state government doesn't build more power stations (because 'the community objects') and then wants us to turn our televisions, airconditioners, refrigerators, computers, stereos, etc, off in hot weather!
This censorship issue is just the tip of the iceberg - I'm sure that the South Australian Slashdotters could make a pretty large page full of examples of our stupid government:)
I live in South Australia, and hadn't heard about any of this legislation until I read the Australian today. However, I find the whole thing pretty amusing. I'm sixteen. I can walk (or drive) to any newsagent or petrol (gas!) station, and buy as many R rated magazines as I want, without being asked for proof of age. I can do the same at any 'Adult Book Store' (tm), but this time with X rated material.
I can buy magazines full of guns and knives and other 'offensive weapons'. I can buy newsletters produced by far-left political groups. I can buy pro-abortion and pro-euthenasia newsletters. All offensive to some people.
I can publish these items on paper if I wish. But heaven forbid if i publish or view them on the internet!
Sound crazy? It is, and this is just one of the many crazy legislations and laws my Government has made - enough to convince me to leave South Australia.
Slashdot Mirror
It will stop when you start paying the broadband companies enough money for them to be able to offer the service you want. Remember, they have to pay for bandwidth, too, in addition to staff, electricity, and numerous other expenses. Since the whole point of a business is to be profitable, they must first fix prices to cover operating expenses, then raise them slightly to create a profit.
Really, it's not that bad. Pay $AU80/month? Expect $AU80/month worth of service, speed, and included downloads. Pay $300/month like me? It's faster, I can have a technical support person in at my premesis trouble shooting the problem within an hour, there are no restrictions on the services I use or run, and I can download as much as I want (so long as I pay for it). It makes sense to me - you can't expect something for nothing.
There has been a push recently for everyone to turn their electrical devices off when the temerature reaches 35 degrees C (slightly under 100F) to conserve electricity. Our state government doesn't build more power stations (because 'the community objects') and then wants us to turn our televisions, airconditioners, refrigerators, computers, stereos, etc, off in hot weather!
This censorship issue is just the tip of the iceberg - I'm sure that the South Australian Slashdotters could make a pretty large page full of examples of our stupid government :)
--steven
I can buy magazines full of guns and knives and other 'offensive weapons'. I can buy newsletters produced by far-left political groups. I can buy pro-abortion and pro-euthenasia newsletters. All offensive to some people.
I can publish these items on paper if I wish. But heaven forbid if i publish or view them on the internet!
Sound crazy? It is, and this is just one of the many crazy legislations and laws my Government has made - enough to convince me to leave South Australia.